Sonzai Surname
Approximately 550 people bear this surname
Sonzai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 549 | 1:42,024 | 2,704 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
The alternate forms: Sonzaï (1) are calculated separately.
Sonzai (225) may also be a first name.
Sonzai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sonzai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sonzai is more commonly found in The Ivory Coast than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Sonzaï. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sonzai? popularity and diffusion
It is the 572,911th most frequently used family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 13,250,083 people. The surname Sonzai is primarily found in Africa, where 77 percent of Sonzai are found; 77 percent are found in West Africa and 77 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 599,828th most commonly held forename internationally, borne by 225 people.
The surname is most prevalent in The Ivory Coast, where it is held by 549 people, or 1 in 42,024. In The Ivory Coast it is most common in: Montagnes District, where 74 percent reside, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 22 percent reside and Sassandra-Marahoué District, where 2 percent reside. Barring The Ivory Coast this last name exists in one country. It is also found in France, where 0 percent reside.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sonzai
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